Pattern chart or envelope



F. HUTTER.

PATTERN CHART OR ENVELOPE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15. 1921.

1 i 1 6 l 5., Pa ented Ma 23, 1922,

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FRANCIS BUTTER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.,' ASSIGNOR To" THE MCCALL COMPANY, A

' CORPORATION ornnw YORK.

PATTERN CHART OR ENVELOPE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS HUTTER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of. the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pattern Charts or Envelopes,

of which the following is a specification.

In my Patent No. 1,375,292, April 19, 1921, I have described an envelope for paper patterns used in dress making in which an illustration of the complete garment is arranged With reference to a group of separate illustrations of the arts so that such separate illustrations Wlll appear substantially in line with the same parts in the complete illustration of the garment; and in order to show the several illustrations clearly and distinctly, I have provided-a wide flap on the envelope and arranged the illustrations partly on such flap.

The present invention provides a chart of the same general character but containing certain points of improvement whereby it can be printed on one side of-an envelope without sacrificing the clearness and distinctness of the several illustrations and whereby the reading and use of the chart are facilitated.

The accompanying drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention, being a chart which may be applied for example upon the back of a pattern envelope of ordinary size.

At the left is an illustration of a complete garment. (with incidental smaller illustrations of a modified form of neck and of the back). The separate pattern pieces are arranged approximately in line with the corresponding parts of the complete illustration. For example, the waist back and front are in line with the waist on the complete figure, with the collar above and the belt below and the skirt back and front below the belt. The separate illustration of the sleeve pattern is approximately in line with the sleeve with the cuff at the lower end thereof.

The separate pattern piecesv are each printed in a solid-tint so that they stand out distinctly and separately from the background; and preferably the complete illuss tration is similarly printed so as to facilitate a comparison of the parts with the whole. Or the reverse arrangement may be 4 adopted, using a solid tinted background and having the spaces within the outlines of the several pattern pieces or within the Specification of Letters Patent. Patentgd May 23, 1922, Application filed October 15, 1921. Serial No. 508,003.

outline of the complete illustration, or of both, in white. By this contrast between the background and the illustrations the latter stand out so clearly that they may be placed in close juxtaposition without confusion and the entire chart may thus be printed on a smaller space than the chart of the above patent.

A feature whichfacilitates the use of the chart is the printing on the separate pieces of the names of the signs appearing thereon. For example, the actual pattern pieces contain perforations which are shown bydots on the-illustrations of the chart. To the rows of such illustrations propose to apply names indicating their uses; as fOl'fiX- ample, stitching line, turning line, cutting line for shorter length, hem line and so forth. Similarly within the perforations on the skirt front Iapply the words Sew pocket here; and on the belt and waist front the words Center front are applied to the line of two perforations. Also on the waist front the words Dart is applied within the two converging lines of dots.

A further expedient for facilitating the use ofthe chart is the drawing of a fine line connecting all the perforations which belong together. On the waist front,'for example, the perforations which indicate the dart, hem line, center front and the stitching and turning lines would be liable to cause confusion if theywere disconnected. By means of the fine broken lines shown, each group of dots or perforations is segregated from the others. This arrangement also facilitates the use of a small scale chart and makes it reason the pattern pieces are cheaper to manufacture and easier to apply and the chart is easier to read. 1 The notches in the edges of the separate pieces show where they are to be joined one to another, andgare marked with different numerals to ensure correct register of the parts. Also certain directions for use are applied, as the words Gather here alon the upper edges of the pieces of the skirt.

The printing of a chart with these several provisions on it on a singlepage makes it easier to understand and to use. It. also permits the use of'a cheaper envelope than that described in the prior patent. The

complete illustration of the garment, sep-.'

arate illustrations of the pattern pieces substantially in line with the corresponding parts of the complete illustration, the perforations and other signs also approximately in line with the corresponding parts of the complete illustration, the segregation of the groups of perforations by connecting with a line those which belorg in each group and the printing of the names of the several signs and of simple directions make a chart which can be understood and used almost instantaneously.

Though I have described with great particularity of detail a specific embodiment of my invention, yet it is not to be understood therefrom that the invention is restricted to the particular embodiment illustrated. Various modifications may be made byv those skilled in the art without departure from the invention as defined in the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A pattern chart containing an illustration of the complete garment and separate illustrations of the different. pattern pieces substantially in line with the locations of the corresponding parts in the com plete illustration, said separate illustrations showing lines of perforations used on the pattern pieces and having the diflerent groups of such perforations connected by lines so as to segregate the groups from one another. 1

2. A pattern envelope having printed entirely on one face thereof, so that it may be seen without turning or opening the envelope, a chart containing an illustration of the complete garment and separate illustrations of the. different pattern pieces substantially in line with the locations of the corresponding parts in the complete illustration, said separate illustrations containing signs indicating certain lines also in register with the corresponding parts of the complete illustrations and containing the names of such signs to indicate their purpose.

3. A pattern envelope having printed entirely on one face thereof, so that it may be seen without turning or opening the envelope, a chart containing an illustration of the complete garment and separate illustrations of the different patternpieces substantially in line with the locations of the corresponding parts in the complete illustration, said separate illustrations containing signs indicating certain lines also in register with the corresponding parts of the complete illustrations and containing the names of such signs to indicate their purpose, the illustrations of the. separate pattern pieces being printed: distinctively from the background so that they stand out separately and so that the entire pattern can be shown clearly on the restricted space provided by a single face of the envelope.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto si ned my name.

FRANCIS HUTTER. 

